Faucet connection



May l5, 1928. A. R. SMITH FAUGET CONNECTION Filed Maren '7, 1925 .Patented ay l5, i928?.

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ALBERT R. SMITH, oF msu?, esonera.

risuona* CONNECTION.

Appncatie med Maren 7;"1925. serial N'oj. 13,1531.`

cess, ysuch asthe corners of lroomsor at least 'against kthe wall with the Tvfaucets near-the wallv andy often latthe' rear corn-er "close to the right angle lbetween two walls. In addition to this 'many such bowls lare provided with'v depending skirtsto improve their a'pv l press the packing lfhave provided it with y 'removable' wings .22, 'each of which has av pearance.- Underfthebest conditions it is diflicult to apply a wrench to-the nut or nuts 'f underneath the bowl, while under some confditions it is almost-impossible to do so and it becomes a' mattei' of very great difficulty tofmake lthe connection in aproper' inanner so a-s to insure that it shall be water-tight and shall not'floodth'e room in which the faucet is situated, as well as roomsbeneath it, when the water isturned on. It is a matter of common experience for plumbers to work two or three hours in making one such connection whereas by'fmyinvention it `bey comes' amatter of affew'moments with consequent saving in time vand* expense.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part 'hereof and on which similar reference characters indicate simi# lar parts,

` Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention as applied to a ybowl shown in section,

Figure 2, a transverse section on line 2 2 of Fig. l, and

Figure 3, a vertical section at right-angles to Fig. 2. y

In the drawings reference character 10 indicat'cs a ledge forming part lof ya structure including a bowl 11 and a panel 12 to prevent splashing of water against the wall. A faucet 13 of any desirable or conventional character has a downward extension through an opening in the ledge and is secured in l place by means of a hexagonal nut` 14. A pipe 15 is provided vat its upper end witha reduced portion 16 having a sliding lit in the upper end of the extension 17 of the faucet.

At its lower end the bore of the extension' is enlarged and a packing 18 "rests against a shoulder at 19, which shoulder is ground to provide a smooth lit and prevent injury to the packing. "A packingnut 20 has aA ,smooth plane surface' atpone `end,engaging the' packing to force it firmly against the shoulder 19'and close 'the space betweenthe`lr pipe and the'extension 17, vand'the'packing nut'J has a steep coarse thread at 21 iitting 'in a similar thread in the bore ofthe faucet,

both said threads extending only for ashort distance and the nut being reduced and hav-v ii'igf a smooth outer peripheryl above the 4thread so as to enable it to enter the lowerl end of the bore readily` and without interference' with the thread on the bore; If desired' segmental or mutilated'lthreadsmay be Fori bringing the nutinto position to comthreaded "stem for engagement with" a threaded .aperture in the wall of? the jnut. Preferably such apertures extend through` said wall thoughnot necessarily so..

"It willbe seen from the foregoing that the-pipe 15 need-not be cut exactly tothe proper length but may extend upward into. the reduced portion of thebore of thekextension 17 and terminate at any point in such n'.

reducced portion above the packing 18. Even lif the; reduced neck 16 be slightlyout of alinement with the extension 1 7 the packyingjnut'EZO, can be introduced into its proper` place becauseof-l the relatively small size and 'smooth'exterior of its' upper wall.

y lVhen f the nui-J is moved upward the4 threads will lused insteadof the threads'just described.

take hold quickly because of their coarsene-ss and the nut may be forced to its linal position quickly the threads. v

The wings on the nut enable the plumber because vof the steep pitch of l to manipulate the saine with his hands or so small and confined as not to provide `suiii cient space for the nut with both vwings, thereon one rwing can be remo-ved andpressure exerted onthe other until it is close to e with one hand if necessary. If the space is ico the wall Vor other obstruction-whereupon it may berremoved and threaded into the othery serious harmis done if this nut is somewhat y loose whereasvif nut 2O is loose thel packing y g y v will not be suliiciently compressed and water will spurt out beneath the bowl as soon as it is turned on inthe water system.

lof the building.Y The Wings may Vbe removed after the nut is brought to place'if 'this is considered desirabley for any reason, as to prevent tampering by children or.v mischievous persons, or the Wings can'v be screwed insofar asto bind against Athe ex- .tension` 16 and serve as alock for the nut 20,v

if desired. i. It rwill be obvious to those skilled in the `fart that various' changes maybe made in my device and that it may be .used'in otherv places, -asforexainple on ball cocks o-'toilet bowls, without departing from ythe spirit of -the invention and therefore I do not limit myself' to what `is shown `in vthe ydrawings and described in the specication butonly Aas indicated in theappended claims.

`Having thus fully described my said invention, What I claim as new anddesire to secure b f Letters Patent, is:

l. A faucet connection between the down- Ward extension of a faucet and the pipebefneath. it comprising a packing resting against .an .internal shoulder insuclrextension, a nut bearing against saidv packing, and

Wings having shanks threaded in said nut Leach shank beingof a .length suiicient to proj ect through the nut and engage the pipe,

` substantially as set forth. :so

2. A faucetconnection comprising Ya faucet body havingqa. cylindrically bored de-` pending extension interiorly 4enlarged adja- ,vcent itsouter end `and. formingan internal shoulder between said bore and said .Een-

larg'ernenn the extremity of said enlarge- .nient being .provided with internal screw7 threads of relatively steep pitch, .a pipe slidably mounted inthe bore of saidfa'ueet body, .apacking about said pipe` adjacent said internal shoulder, a packingnutabout .said pipe having external screw threads for cooperation With'the threads in theienlarged 'f portion of the extension said packing nut having a smooth external surfaceadjaceiit y'its:extremity.andiadapted' to bel forced end- `Wise against said packingto compress the saine `-against the internal shoulder and the pipe, the outer end 0f said. packing nut having a plurality .of threaded openings therethrough, and Wings having threaded Shanks .for .engagement with said Openings all cfa vlength ksufficient to rproject therethrough .and engagesaid pipe', substantially tion WithVtl'iethreads in theienlarged portion` ofthe extensiomqsaid .packingnutbef ing adapted to be `forced yendlwfise to coin-fy press the packing vagainst the intemml` 'im `shoulder ,and pipe, said packing vnut ,having one or more .threaded openings there through, and wings having fthreaded Shanks for lengageinentwith* said threaded? .openings .and kof `a length sufficient to ,project therethrough andengagesad gpipe, substantially .as set forth. l f f VIn `Witness whereof, .have hereunto tset any hand at Washington, District of Gol-urn-y ,h1,a, :this :twenty-seventh day of ;iEebruary, A.v D. f nineteen hundred and :twenty-live'.

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